Week-468-December-18-2009

Editor's Note:
In addition to our continuing series of commentary and analysis looking back at the past year, we present two items today which reflect on the holiday season.
Be sure to check out the story of one boy's faith in officers in the First Person essay and read an excellent holiday message from Glenn French.
— Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Senior Editor

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2009: A tale of two trends in officer safety

By Craig Floyd
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Looking back on law enforcement officer safety during 2009 reveals a tale of two trends — one encouraging, the other quite disturbing. Examine the statistics compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on police officer deaths in the line of duty to learn more ... Full column

The WatchGuard DV-1 is the nation's #1 selling in-car video system. It records video onto rewritable DVDs, directly in the vehicle, that play in any regular DVD player without the aid of additional equipment. The "Record-After-The-Fact" feature gives you the power to go back in time to capture events not previously recorded!

A sheriff's deputy at the scene of the hostage situation. (Photo: ClipSyndicate)

A gunman armed with a pair of handguns walked into the U.S. Bank in Redding, Calif. and opened fire. The suspect shot two customers and held police at bay during a three-hour standoff.
Attempts to negotiate with the gunman failed, and eventually a pair of Shasta County sheriff's deputies fired at the suspect, one bullet hitting him in the chest. Watch the video footage for an insider's look at the hostage situation ... Full story

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